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Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times reported on a typing demonstration given the previous day in Brooklyn by a Thomas Osborne of Rochester, New York. The Times reported that Mr. Osborne "holds the championship for fast typing, having accomplished 126 words a minute at Toronto August 13, 1888."

—from Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys, a book by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis

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1. (joshua728) 205.56 100% 2021-12-11
2. Sean Wrona (arenasnow2) 193.05 100% 2012-09-02
3. Sean Wrona (arenasnow) 191.46 100% 2019-05-26
4. Jammie (typos_z) 181.16 99% 2023-08-27
5. Bailey (quitless) 178.18 98% 2023-09-08
6. rocket (mythicalrocket) 177.43 99% 2023-08-09
7. r (deroche1) 174.97 100% 2017-06-01
8. unban me (flaneur) 174.39 100% 2023-09-11
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11. Shoemaker-Levy 9 (atthetop) 166.64 100% 2021-05-28
12. 20mg (chakk) 165.58 99% 2018-12-13
13. איזי (iamtyperacer) 165.04 99% 2023-05-30
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Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 75,928 62.28 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 71 61.85 March 31, 2010
TypeRacer Classic 3 58.73 May 18, 2021
##typeracer 2 78.68 May 1, 2021
Riverside Middle School 1 28.86 February 10, 2011
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 43.44 December 18, 2012